President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Lagos on a working visit to the former seat of government as Nigeria prepares for a low-key 65th independence anniversary.
Tinubu moved to Lagos after attending the coronation of the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, in the ancient city of Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, on Friday, September 26, 2025.
While in Lagos, the president would meet with players in Nigeria’s private sector and senior government officials.
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A statement issued on Friday by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga said the president will visit Imo State on Tuesday, September 30, to commission projects done by Governor Hope Uzodimma.
Onanuga added that as part of the Independence anniversary, the president will also commission the remodelled National Theatre, which has been renamed the Wole Soyinka Centre for Culture and the Creative Arts.
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